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7h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 7h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 8h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 8h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 8h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 9h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 9h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 10h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 10h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 10h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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5 Nov WasteVeolia Rolls Out Smart Bins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to Improve Waste Sorting

Veolia deploys four AI-enabled smart bins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, helping business clients analyze waste across more than 30 categories.

5 Nov Environmental MonitoringRhodes Launches €1 Million Smart Forest Protection Project

Nova funds a 1 million euro smart wildfire-prevention system on Rhodes, using AI and sensors to monitor the protected Valley of the Butterflies.

5 Nov Environmental MonitoringColombia launches national wildfire monitoring programme with Ororatech

Colombia deploys OroraTech satellite technology nationwide to track wildfires, training more than 700 national disaster-risk system members.

31 Oct EnergyHEDNO Launches Large-Scale NB-IoT and LTE-M Smart Meter Network in Greece

HEDNO rolls out 3.12 million cellular smart meters across Greece in a €546 million first phase to cut power losses and speed outage repairs.

31 Oct WasteDallas to deploy AI-enabled cameras on sanitation vehicles for code enforcement

Dallas approves $853,000 to equip 50 sanitation trucks with AI cameras that detect code violations. City staff will review the automated flags.

31 Oct Street LightingEdison to Take Over Modena’s Public Lighting After 80 Years

Edison wins a nine-year contract worth over €52 million to manage 32,000 public lights in Modena, Italy, and advance citywide LED conversion.

31 Oct WasteVeolia Launches AI-Equipped Trucks to Monitor Professional Waste Sorting in Alsace

Veolia deploys four AI-equipped trucks in Alsace to monitor commercial waste sorting across 30 materials, targeting safety and compliance.

31 Oct Mobility and TrafficNew York City Expands Automated Red-Light Camera System

NYC DOT awards Verra Mobility a five-year contract to quadruple red-light cameras from 150 to 600 intersections across the five boroughs.

29 Oct Street LightingL’Aquila awards €151 million PPP for public lighting and energy-efficiency upgrades

L’Aquila awards a €151.5 million PPP contract to retrofit over 19,000 streetlights and upgrade 71 public buildings over 15 years.

29 Oct Mobility and TrafficTown of Vail Adopts HPE-NVIDIA AI Platform for Safer, Smarter Municipal Services

Vail, Colorado deploys an HPE and NVIDIA AI platform powered by renewable energy to manage wildfire detection and traffic for up to 30,000 visitors.

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